• Employers will benefit from employees who actively seek to improve their knowledge of the profession.<br>

• Employers will benefit from employees who actively seek to improve their knowledge of the profession.<br>

• Library customers will also benefit from having highly skilled librarians at their service. <br>

• Library customers will also benefit from having highly skilled librarians at their service. <br>

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*The bullets under mentors and mentees have less to do with them as stakeholders and more to do with the criteria they must meet to be one of those two. Do we want to alter that? The other stakeholders list what they will benefit. Should they all match up? - Jeff

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Mentees
• Mentees include young adult (YA) and school librarians who have been in the field for less than five years.
• Librarians are defined as individuals who have earned a Master’s in Library and Information Science (MLIS), accredited by the ALA, and/or the appropriate credential to be certified as a school media specialist in their state.
• Would accept those currently enrolled in a library school program. However, mentees may better benefit from professional guidance when they have already completed their masters’ degree and begun their professional employment.

Mentors
• Mentors are defined as information professionals with experience as YA Librarians or library media specialists (LMS) that have at least five years of experience in the field
• Must hold an MLIS and/or school library media specialist certificate.
• Must be within ALA and/or a state organization for at least three years. Mentors should play an active role in these respective organizations to ensure that they have the skills necessary to educate new librarians.

American Library Association
• Increasing familiarity with both the profession and professional organizations will encourage mentees to participate within ALA and its various divisions.

Community At-Large
• Includes future employers and library customers.
• External mentorship programs, such as the one proposed here, offer professional guidance without placing an undue burden on current employers.
• Employers will benefit from employees who actively seek to improve their knowledge of the profession.
• Library customers will also benefit from having highly skilled librarians at their service.

Comments

The bullets under mentors and mentees have less to do with them as stakeholders and more to do with the criteria they must meet to be one of those two. Do we want to alter that? The other stakeholders list what they will benefit. Should they all match up? - Jeff